Eddie Izzard is in India on a three-city tour this week

There’s nothing that Eddie Izzard cannot do. An award-winning stand-up comedian, he’s also an actor whose stage credits include films like Ocean’s Thirteen and Ocean’s Twelve. Only last year, the transgender icon achieved another feat—he ran 27 marathons in 27 days across South Africa as a tribute to the 27 years Nelson Mandela spent in prison.

This week, the kohl-wearing Izzard will be touring India with his show Force Majeure, which he has already performed in 29 countries—from Cardiff to Cape Town and Moscow to Montreal—since 2013. While he won’t say if he’s wearing any make-up for his shows here (“I haven’t decided yet, but I think I should”), fans can expect some madcap Izzard antics where he draws links from Julius Caesar to Caesar Salad and features Darth Vader and God duelling over spaghetti carbonara.

For this 85-minute show, the British comedian took up another challenge when he decided to tour his show Force Majeure in a multiplicity of languages across the globe. In the past, he has added several bilingual routines, touring his show in languages such as French, German and Spanish. Ask him if an Indian language is likely to be part of his upcoming gigs in Mumbai, Delhi or Bengaluru, and he adds that he’s currently busy adding Russian to his repertoire. “Arabic will be next, so India will have to wait,” he says.

For Izzard, there’s no escaping India this year. Later this year, Izzard will feature in Stephen Frears’ film, Victoria and Abdul, which also stars actors Judi Dench and Ali Fazal. “I play Bertie, the son of Queen Victoria, who becomes the Prince of Wales. I can’t talk about the film, but I have to say that I loved the Indian characters in the film, and I loved hanging out with Ali [Fazal]. I’m looking forward to seeing him in Mumbai,” he adds.

What’s the strangest thing you have ever googled?“Invisibility cloak and how to make it.”

A famous person who could play you in your biopic?“It has to be George Clooney.”

One celebrity who is tailor-made for stand-up comics?“Donald Trump.”

If you were stuck with Donald Trump in an elevator, what would you say to him?“I’d probably just ignore him or if I had to say something to him, I’d say ‘you’re a hateful person.’”

If you weren’t a comedian, what would you be?“A politician.”

How would you spend your last day on Earth?“Probably doing interviews.”

Describe your show Force Majeure in three words?
“Intelligent, silly and surreal.”

One thing that Brexit says about the Brits?
“That they are not capable of communicating with other countries.”

Eddie Izzard will bring his show Force Majeure in Mumbai, Bengaluru and Delhi on February 15, 16, 17 respectively. For tickets, click here